2018 Finalists
DEAL AWARDS
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Debt Market Deal of the Year
Anheuser-Busch InBev medium-term note program
- Firms: Ashurst; Clifford Chance; Gilbert + Tobin; Sullivan & Cromwell
Australian Technology Innovators Term Loan B raising- Firms: Clayton Utz, King & Wood Mallesons, Yuen-Ye Cho
Bank of Queensland conditional pass-through covered bonds
- Firms: Allen & Overy; Ashurst
Members Equity Bank perpetual capital additional Tier 1 notes
- Firms: Baker McKenzie
NAB gender equality bonds
- Firm: King & Wood Mallesons
Pilbara Minerals secured bonds
- Firms: Allen & Overy; Squire Patton Boggs
Recapitalisation of craveable Brands- Firms: Allens; Herbert Smith Freehills
Reliance Rail debt facilities re-financing
- Firms: Gilbert + Tobin; Hogan Lovells
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Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
Joint venture between CS Energy and Alinta Energy
- Firms: Ashurst; Clayton Utz; Greenwoods; Herbert Smith Freehills
Lattice Energy dual track IPO/trade sale- Firms: Allen & Overy; Chapman Tripp; Herbert Smith Freehills; Gilbert + Tobin; Russell McVeagh
Privatisation of Endeavour Energy
- Firms: Allens; Ashurst; Clayton Utz; Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; Minter Ellison
Yancoal acquisition of Coal & Allied
- Firms: Allens; Ashurst; Baker McKenzie; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; Minter Ellison
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Equity Market Deal of the Year
Domain/Fairfax separation
- Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
Downer PAITRED
- Firms: Ashurst; Bell Gully; Herbert Smith Freehills; Sidley Austin
Lattice Energy dual track IPO/trade sales
- Firms: Allen & Overy; Ashurst; Chapman Tripp; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills; Russell McVeagh; Sidley Austin;
- Advisors: Blackpeak Capital
- Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Credit Suisse; Macquarie; Morgan Stanley; ubs
Link Group capital raising
- Firms: Allen & Overy; Baker McKenzie;
- Banks: Citigroup; J. P Morgan
Netwealth IPO
- Firms: Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills
West Gate Tunnel Project capital raising- Firm: Allen & Overy; Baker McKenzie; King & Wood Mallesons; Sidley Austin
Yancoal Capital Raising- Firms: Allens; Ashurst; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; MinterEllison
- Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
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Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year
Arrium restructuring
- Firms: Arnold Bloch Leibler; Clayton Utz; Clifford Chance; Gilbert + Tobin; King & Wood Mallesons
BIS Industries restructuring
- Firm: Arnold Bloch Leibler; Ashurst; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills
- Advisor: Carey Olsen
Boart Longyear restructuring
- Firms: Arnold Bloch Leibler; Ashurst; Gilbert + Tobin; MinterEllison; Sullivan & Cromwell
Emeco recapitalisation and triple merger
- Firms: Ashurst; Baker McKenzie; Gilbert + Tobin; K&L Gates; Sullivan & Cromwell
Slater & Gordon restructuring
- Firms: Gilbert + Tobin; Arnold Bloch Leibler
Ten Network restructuring
- Firms: Allens; Arnold Bloch Leibler; Ashurst; Baker McKenzie; Clayton Utz; Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Gilbert + Tobin; King & Wood Mallesons; K&L Gates; MinterEllison
- Firms: Arnold Bloch Leibler; Clayton Utz; Clifford Chance; Gilbert + Tobin; King & Wood Mallesons
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International Deal of the Year
Humanwell Healthcare/CITIC Capital acquisition of Ansell sexual wellness business
- Firm: Gilbert + Tobin; Khaitan & Co; King & Wood Mallesons; Thanatip & Partners
Link acquisition of Capita Asset Services
- Firm: Allen & Overy; DLA Piper; Eversheds Sutherland
Timor-Leste/Australia maritime boundary conciliation
- Firms: DLA Piper
- Firm: Gilbert + Tobin; Khaitan & Co; King & Wood Mallesons; Thanatip & Partners
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M&A Deal of the Year
Downer takeover bid for Spotless
- Firms: Ashurst; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills
Cheung Kong acquisition of DUET
- Firm: Allens; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
Land and Property Information NSW concession
- Firms: Allens; Gilbert + Tobin
Merger of Tatts with Tabcorp
- Firm: Clayton Utz; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills
Yancoal acquisition of Coal & Allied
- Firms: Allens; Ashurst; Baker McKenzie; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; MinterEllison
- Firms: Ashurst; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills
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Property, Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year
Acquisition and sale of land in Sydney's North
- Firms: Corrs Chambers Westgarth; King & Wood Mallesons; Madison Marcus Law Firm
Grafton Prison PPP
- Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; MinterEllison
Melbourne Metro Project
- Firms: Allens; Clayton Utz; Herbert Smith Freehills; KPMG; MinterEllison; Norton Rose Fulbright; White & Case
West Gate Tunnel Project
- Firms: Clayton Utz; HebertSmithFreehills; MinterEllison
Western Roads Upgrade project
- Firms: Allens; King & Wood Mallesons; MinterEllison
- Firms: Corrs Chambers Westgarth; King & Wood Mallesons; Madison Marcus Law Firm
IN-HOUSE AWARDS
Banking & Financial Services In-house Team of the Year
Sparke Helmore Insurance In-house Team of the Year
Minter Ellison Investment Bank In-house Team of the Year
Young In-house Lawyer of the Year (30 or under)
FTI Consulting Australian In-house Lawyer of the Year
Clayton Utz Australian In-house Team of the Year
Russell McVeagh NZ In-house Team of the Year
PROFESSION AWARDS
Resolution Institute Australian Arbitrator of the Year
Resolution Institute Australian Mediator of the Year
FIRM AWARDS
Australian Deal Team of the Year
New Zealand Deal Firm of the Year
Scarlis Pringle Australian Dealmaker of the Year
NZ Dealmaker of the Year
Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year
JLT Employee Health & Wellbeing Award
Employment Law Specialist Firm of the Year
AIG Insurance Specialist Firm of the Year
Australasian Lawyer IP Specialist Law Firm of the Year
FTI Consulting Boutique Firm of the Year
Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year (30 or under)
State/Regional Law Firm of the Year
Law Firm Leader of the Year ( ≤ 200 employees)
Scarlis Pringle Law Firm Leader of the Year ( > 200 employees)
Automio Law Firm of the Year ( 1 - 100 Lawyers)
GlobalX Law Firm of the Year ( 101 – 500 Lawyers)
FTI Consulting Law Firm of the Year ( > 500 Lawyers)